Belt loop



May 27 1924. f 1,495,925

V. E. QUERTERMOUS BELT LOOP Filed ocr. 11, 1922 V Querer/fzaas PatentedMay 27, i924.

UNITED STATES VIRGIL n. QERTRMOUS, or STUTTGART, AnKA'rtsAs.

BELT nobr.

Appncsfion ieaodtouer 11, 1922. seriaifnf. seams.

To all whom z'tmayconcernr Be it lrnown thatl, Vrac-1L E. @Unstrun-MoUsa citizen of the United States, residing at Stuttgart, in thecounty'of Arkansas and State of Arkansas, have invented certain new anduseful linprovenientsin Belt Loops; and l do hereby declare thefollowingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the saine.

The invention has relation to personal wear and inore particularly tobelts to be worn about the waist for gathering in and holding a garmentand'giving a tidy appearance to the wearer.

Belts of the nature aforesaid are usually of a greater length thanrequired to girth the waist and the surplus end is usually loose andresults in an untidy appearance besides causing annoyance by being inthe way.

The present invention provides a loop which is slidable upon the beltand adapted to receive the surplus end and hold the same close to thebelt and thereby obviate the annoyance and untidy appearance resultingfrom having the surplus end of the belt loose and adapted to slop about.

Another object of the invention is to provide a belt loop having theabove characteristics and which in addition thereto is provided with anarticle holder or a plurality of article holders.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves asthe nature of the invention is understood.

While the drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention it is to beunderstood thatin adapting the saine 'to ineet different requirements,various changes in the form, proportion and minor details ofconstruction'inay be resorted to without departing from the nature ofthe invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of theapplication,

Figure l is a perspective view of a belt illustrative of the invention;

Figure 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Figure l, the parts being shownon a larger scale,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the loop, the front portion beingbroken away,

Figure 4 is a side view of the loop;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a niodification of the inafen'tionyshown in Figures 1".-4, the saine being providedwitliI a pencil holder;

`Figure 6 'isi a view" silnilar toF-igu're* 5 showing the' loop providedwith af' ring to which? a watch c'fhainnn-a be attachedg-"a'nd Figure 7is a View similar' yto Figure-6 showing a loop provided with both thepencil holder and the ring.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription andv designated in the several views of the drawings by likereference characters.

r`lhe numeral designates a belt such as generally provided to be wornabout the waist for holding the clothing in position and resulting in atidy appearance. The belt l may be provided with any usual fasteningmeans such as a buckle'2 at one end a plurality of openings 3 in theopposite 'end portion, whereby to secure the belt When placed about thewaist of the wearer.

ln accordance with the present invention, a loop 4 is slidable upon theend portion of the belt l provided with the buckle 2. This loop may beof any construction, design and finish according to the character of thebelt with which it is associated and the cost. The flat spring 5 isdisposed within the loop 4 and is secured at one end to an end of theloop and extends diagonally across the latter towards the opposite endso as to exert a lateral pressure on the belt suftlcient to retain theloop in the required adjusted position. One end of the spring 5 is bentto lie against the end of the loop to which it is attached in anypreferred way as by being soldered or otherwise fastened as may be foundinost advantageous. When the loop 4 is in position upon the belt 1, thespring o 5 is disposed between the back of the loop and the rear side ofthe belt. After the belt has been passed about the waist and rnade`secure, the surplus end is passed through the loop so as to come betweenthe front thereof and the front of the belt, thereby holding the surplusend close against the belt and obviating the annoyance and untidyappearance resulting from the surplus end being left loose.

In that form of the invention illustrated in Figure 5, the loop 4 hassecured to its upper end, in any suitable manner, a pencil holder (i.The pencil holder 6 comprises a strip of spring metal bent 'upon itselfintermediate its ends to provide the spring arms 7 adapted to clamp apencil or the like between their opposed faces.

The loop 4 shown in Figure 6 has swiveled to its lower end a ring 8adapted to provide a convenient means for securing awatch chain or thelike. As shown the ring 8 is passed through an eye 9 carried by the loop4 and in this manner, a strong, durable and cheap pivoted connectionbetween the loop 4 and the ring r8 is provided.

` In that form of the invention illustrated in Figure 7, the loop 4 isprovided at its upper end with the pencil holder 6 illustrated in Figure5, and at its lower end is pro vided with the pivotally mounted ringshown in Figure 6.

the loop to the opposite end and adapted to exert a pressure upon thebelt and the surplus end thereof to retain the loop in the requiredadjusted position.

In testimony whereof l aiiix mysignature in precenoe of two witnesses.

viRGIL E. QUEnTERMoUs.

Witnesses:

H. B. SYNoo, R.. E. L. QUERTERMOUS.

